In an era of shrinking attention spans fuelled by the emergence of short-form video platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, a Reddit user has revealed how a simple change in their ...

The European Commission says TikTok may need ‘to change the basic design’ of its app to comply with the law. The European Commission says TikTok may need ‘to change the basic design’ of its app to ...

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be “addictive,” calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and push notifications, as well as its ...

Time could be up for TikTok’s metronomic For You feed, which pushes videos to users with clock-like accuracy. The endless scroll that defines the TikTok experience has been flagged as part of a ...

Has anyone ever told you that the way that they reset after an intense experience is to sit down with their phone to maybe watch a funny video or two? It makes sense: laughter lowers cortisol and ...

European Union (EU) regulators are seeking to ban the most addictive features of the TikTok video platform, pushing the company to clamp down on “infinite scrolling” keeping people hooked on the app ...

BRUSSELS — Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design ...

Doomscrolling is bad for us, brand new research has found – but it’s the activity we spend most time on. In other breaking news, water is wet and the Pope is Catholic. This doomscroll discovery may ...

Ninja Scroll has a new lease on life thanks to a full 4K restoration of the influential 1993 feature by AMC Networks’ Sentai Filmworks. The remastered version of Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s timeless classic ...

Do you catch yourself opening Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts for a few minutes, only to realise much later that you are still scrolling? As short-form video platforms increasingly shape daily ...

In 2020, The Oxford English Dictionary added the word “doomscrolling”. It was defined as compulsively scrolling through social media or feeds which relate bad news. The term has broadened since then to ...

August 8, 2025 • When bestselling author Kelly Corrigan's creativity runs low or her mood turns, she doesn't power through. Here are her tips for connecting your body to your creative process and ...